Dr. Samuel J. MacDessi
MBBS(Hons) FRACS(Ortho)

Dr. Samuel J. MacDessi

Areas of expertise

• Total knee replacement  (minimally invasive and computer-assisted surgery)
• Unicompartmental knee replacement
• Revision knee replacement
• Arthroscopic knee surgery  (ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgery)
• Cartilage transplantation of the knee

Professional biography

Dr. MacDessi graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours. He was selected for advanced training in Orthopaedic Surgery by the Australian Orthopaedic Association and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) after successfully completing his specialist training.

Following his orthopaedic training, Dr. MacDessi was selected as the Knee and Hip Reconstructive Fellow at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York USA, where he spent an 12 months sub-specialising in the field of knee and hip arthroplasty and reconstructive surgery. During this time Dr. MacDessi worked with leading authorities in the field of knee surgery and co-authored a text on minimally invasive knee surgery. Dr. MacDessi has also consulted as a team physician for first grade rugby league sides.

Dr. MacDessi was awarded the prestigious William Henry and Eliza Sharp Prize in Clinical Surgery from the University of Sydney.